Sharp County record., 1887-02-24
NL!XTH CONGRESS.

rrtSe Senate on the 18th the Yellowstone
Park bill vas taken Up and discussed. me
Railroad Attorney bill was postponed until the
sIst The Yellowstone Park bill vas isea
taEen. .71D again. and after triug amended was
passed Consideration Of the Pacific Railroad
FIlnding bill was postponed until February Z.
In The House the bill gas passed appro-
rrfatiu0 SO 900 for seed for the drought-strtcS-
ar rounfies in Texas Several resolutions Of
minor inheritance we're offered. The POST
Oasce ApDropriation bill vas considered N
committee Of the whole, reported 20 the House
and passed The District Of Columbia AppTo-
DriatiOu bill was passed.
TUthe Senate. On the 3ist, Mr. Hoar presen Z
"a -asoIrtfoDs of The Massachusetts Leglsia-
ture concerning The treatment OF Nu''' 10. -
5sblng -esseis in Canadian waters The SEN
.,..+t.- proceeded 70 the consideration Of the
s7ndrv civil 4DproDriatiOns bill and debate
srered The Railroad Attorneys bill was lad
r,ayore the Senate as the unfinished business
l1,f IL was informally aid aside and the Sunary
civil bill vas proceeded with. and MI
.uison smoke on it. After Iur-
rbur discussion the reading OF the
hin vas. .requmed IN the course Of discus
ION on A roiut OF order Mr. Edmunds express
ID .DarenfbeticallvI the wish that the Senate
gould Drovide Tor hundred new cruisers. ..
Tn the House Mr. Lawler Ill presented Q
-esoIution. which was referred, that the Presi-
dent be requested. as commanderin-cmeto OF
the army and navy, 70 INFORM The House Of
REPRESENTATIVES at an carly day. what steps Il
anv. are necessary. IN ais Judgment, TO PROVIDE
ror-he Dreseut emergency caused by the dsh-
cries DISPUTE The House, in committee OF the
-yboJe considered the Agricultural ApprOpria-
fion bill and the bill 20 consolidate certain
bureaus Of the Navy Department
IN the Senate on the Ist q message was re'
aeived rom the President VetOing the OIL
graUting o pension TO Mrs Margaret Dunlap OF
Missouri. petition Of citizens Of Kansas was
presented. asking for improved railroad mall
service. Several bills were reported from COM
Tnittees. The credentials OF Senator Paddock
Of Nebraska. we're placed on file. The oundry
Civil ApprouriatiOns bill was considered ana
several amendments were sdOpted ...... IN the
House bills we're reported for the construction
OF a bridge acrOss the Missouri river at Kansas
CITY and across the Mississippi at Memphis
An adverse report was made by the committee
on invalid pensions on the Dill granting pen
5ioug 10 the widows Of General Logan ana
General Blair. The bill passed providing Ior
an additional Justice Of the Supreme Court OF
the District Of Columbia. The Dill for the re-
organization Of the army was called up Out
consideration refused and by AlibusteTlng
tactics consideration OF the Naval Bureau Con-
solidation bill vas also defeated.
IN the Senate on the d, a message vas re-
ceived from the President transmitting
Lieutenant Schuetze's report regarding me
distribution Of testimonials TO persons VINO
aided the survivors Of the Jeanette expedition.
The House bill approprating 10000 for DIS
trfbution OF seeds n the drOught-strcken sec
ton OF Texas was passed. Consideration OF
the Sundrv Civil bill was resumed and the Oll'
passed The bill providing for military post
near Denver. Col, was passed. The Dill 70
bridge the Missouri river between Omaha and
Council Bluffs was passed ..... In the House
An order was made setting apart zen
r,uarv 3 fOr the consideration Of business re-
rorfpd from the committee on foreign affairs.
The bill passed authorizing The construction OF
A bridge across the Mississippi river at Du-
buoue Ia The message Of the PRESIDENT We
toing the bill granting pension TO carer w.
Tf1ler was called up, but the House fetusen 10
pass the bill over the veto. The Dill 10 pro-
bibit the appointment Of Congressional COM
mittees TO attend funerals at the puonc eE-
neuse was aid on the table, The Pleuro-fneu-
monia bill was considered in committee of me
whole
TTthe Senate. on the 81, the credentials or
Senator IvirJgrr5rue- Tenn and Sbnator5aw-
yer Wis., we're presented resolution 20
discharge the committee on pensions from Iur-
ther consideration Of the bill removing limita-
ton on applications for arrears Of pensions was
taken 10 and passed. A resolution calling on
the Secretary Of the Interior for information
regarding applications FOR pensions vas dis
cussed The Railroad Attorneys Dill was con-
sidered. but no action was taken In me
House the Legislative, Executive and judicial
AuDroDriation bill was referred 20 committee
of The whole. Several other bills were reported
rom committees and referred. The bill au-
thorizing appointment Of clerks 10 Senators
and Representatives other than chairmen OF
committees was aid on the table after dis
cussion The Pleuro-Pneumonia bill was con-
sidered n committee Of the whole, Adjourned